[didip]

I never quite get the idea of OpenID. It's like outsourcing the front door of your Italian restaurant business.

Furthermore, when using OpenID, users have to remember yet another type of token. As opposed to the ubiquitous email+password.

[Duff]

It's more like a restaurant hiring a third party to handle billing without you needing to collect cash or hold consumer receivables. (ie. credit cards)

Who do you trust more to control who can use your identity? A gossip blog like Gawker Media? Or a place like Google, Verisign, etc who employs real security experts who know what they are doing.

I have a PayPal token so that I can use two-factor authorization for my account. Since Verisign PIP is powering that solution, I also now have a two-factor openid that I can use anywhere. So if I decide that I want to have additional protection for my StackOverflow or Tripit accounts -- I can.